tintype
Americannoun
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Photography. ferrotype.
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Slang. not on your tintype, absolutely not.
Ask her again? Not on your tintype!
noun
Etymology
Origin of tintype
Example Sentences
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Sunny Mills, a set decorator who lost her home in the Eaton fire, is taking tintype photos of Altadena residents at their burned properties.
From Los Angeles Times
When her friend and tintype mentor came to town, the pair went to Mills’ old property to poke around.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s just a soul in tintype photos that really isn’t captured in any other medium,” Mills asserts.
From Los Angeles Times
Those digital copies are the only old photos she has left, so she views Mills’ tintype as the first step toward creating a family album for her grandson.
From Los Angeles Times
Skilled in tintype photography, Mills has leaned into her hobby since Jan. 7, using a pair of cameras she was given and whatever nervous energy she has to head out into the community, shooting pictures of Altadenans with the structures they’ve lost.
From Los Angeles Times
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